Rayman 2

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* [[The Walk of Power]] (sublevel)

* [[Beneath the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava]]

* [[~~The~~ Tomb of the Ancients]]

* [[Tomb of the Ancients]]

* [[The Iron Mountains]]

* [[The Prison Ship]]

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''Main article: [[Rayman 2 (2D prototype)]]''

~~Recently, it was revealed that~~ ''Rayman 2'' was first developed to be a 2D ~~platforming~~ game in the ~~same vein as~~ ''Rayman'', ~~for~~ the Sony PlayStation and the Sega Saturn.<sup>[http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/11/rayman2-2d-cancelled [source]]</sup> Screenshots and ~~videos suggested~~ that the game ~~was~~ still ~~going to be about a robot~~ invasion ~~as it~~ featured enemies similar to the Robo-~~Pirates~~, and it also featured background platforming - using a device similar to a shower head and a toilet flush, Rayman could teleport from the foreground to the background. One video in particular also featured ~~a female character with red hair that appears to be~~ [[Betilla the Fairy]], ~~but could also be [[Betina]]~~ in a ~~cameo~~.

''Rayman 2: The Great Escape'' was first developed to be a 2D sidescrolling platform game similar to [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'']], and was planned to be released on the Sony PlayStation and the Sega Saturn.<sup>[http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/11/rayman2-2d-cancelled [source]]</sup> Screenshots, videos and interviews indicate that the game would still involve an invasion of robots from space. The game featured enemies similar to the [[Robo-Pirate]]s, and it also featured background platforming - using a device similar to a shower head and a toilet flush, Rayman could teleport from the foreground to the background (and vice-versa). One video in particular also featured [[Betilla the Fairy]], and showed her imprisoned in a cell.

~~The whole of this~~ game was cancelled in favour of the 3D version it became, though a playable prototype (version 01.12d) featuring one level is included in the PlayStation version of ''Rayman 2'', and unlocked if the player collects at least 720 Yellow Lums out of 800. It was recently discovered that this prototype was ~~finished~~ on May 31st 1996 and was sent to the ''Playstation RayMan 2 team'' ~~for review~~.

This 2D game was cancelled in favour of the 3D version it became, though a playable prototype (version 01.12d) featuring one level is included in the PlayStation version of ''Rayman 2'', and is unlocked if the player collects at least 720 Yellow Lums out of the version's total 800. It was recently discovered that this prototype was last worked on at May 31st 1996 and was sent to the ''Playstation RayMan 2 team'' so that they could incorporate one of its levels into their version of the game.

==Promotion==

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==Trivia==

* In the German gaming magazine ''PC Player'' (issue 01/2000), ''Rayman 2: The Great Escape'' was named as "Best Platformer in 1999".

* The Sony PlayStation release of ''Rayman 2'' originally came with a digital watch.

* In the Japanese localisation of the game, some characters with purple in them were changed. Rayman's body was made blue, [[Sssssam|Sssssam the watersnake]] turned into a kind of green, and [[Jano]]'s hat was turned red. But the most bizarre change was made to [[Ly]], whose body was changed from yellow/purple to white/pink.

* The names of a few characters changed during design of the game: the original name of [[Globox]] was [[Globber]], the original name of [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] was Razorface, the original name of [[Polokus]] was Pollochus the Magician, the [[Teensie]]s were originally named the Smalbeings, and [[Robo-Pirate Army|the Robo-Pirates]] were originally employed by a ‘mysterious guild’, which had decided to create an intergalactic zoo or circus featuring creatures from Rayman's world; remnants of this storyline can be found in ''[[Rayman: The Animated Series]]''.

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 * [[The Walk of Power]] (sublevel)
 * [[Beneath the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava]]
-* [[The Tomb of the Ancients]]
+* [[Tomb of the Ancients]]
 * [[The Iron Mountains]]
 * [[The Prison Ship]]
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 ''Main article: [[Rayman 2 (2D prototype)]]''
-Recently, it was revealed that ''Rayman 2'' was first developed to be a 2D platforming game in the same vein as ''Rayman'', for the Sony PlayStation and the Sega Saturn.<sup>[http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/11/rayman2-2d-cancelled [source]]</sup> Screenshots and videos suggested that the game was still going to be about a robot invasion as it featured enemies similar to the Robo-Pirates, and it also featured background platforming - using a device similar to a shower head and a toilet flush, Rayman could teleport from the foreground to the background. One video in particular also featured a female character with red hair that appears to be [[Betilla the Fairy]], but could also be [[Betina]] in a cameo.
+''Rayman 2: The Great Escape'' was first developed to be a 2D sidescrolling platform game similar to [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'']], and was planned to be released on the Sony PlayStation and the Sega Saturn.<sup>[http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/11/rayman2-2d-cancelled [source]]</sup> Screenshots, videos and interviews indicate that the game would still involve an invasion of robots from space. The game featured enemies similar to the [[Robo-Pirate]]s, and it also featured background platforming - using a device similar to a shower head and a toilet flush, Rayman could teleport from the foreground to the background (and vice-versa). One video in particular also featured [[Betilla the Fairy]], and showed her imprisoned in a cell.
-The whole of this game was cancelled in favour of the 3D version it became, though a playable prototype (version 01.12d) featuring one level is included in the PlayStation version of ''Rayman 2'', and unlocked if the player collects at least 720 Yellow Lums out of 800. It was recently discovered that this prototype was finished on May 31st 1996 and was sent to the ''Playstation RayMan 2 team'' for review.
+This 2D game was cancelled in favour of the 3D version it became, though a playable prototype (version 01.12d) featuring one level is included in the PlayStation version of ''Rayman 2'', and is unlocked if the player collects at least 720 Yellow Lums out of the version's total 800. It was recently discovered that this prototype was last worked on at May 31st 1996 and was sent to the ''Playstation RayMan 2 team'' so that they could incorporate one of its levels into their version of the game.
 ==Promotion==
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 ==Trivia==
 * In the German gaming magazine ''PC Player'' (issue 01/2000), ''Rayman 2: The Great Escape'' was named as "Best Platformer in 1999".
 * The Sony PlayStation release of ''Rayman 2'' originally came with a digital watch.
 * In the Japanese localisation of the game, some characters with purple in them were changed. Rayman's body was made blue, [[Sssssam|Sssssam the watersnake]] turned into a kind of green, and [[Jano]]'s hat was turned red. But the most bizarre change was made to [[Ly]], whose body was changed from yellow/purple to white/pink.
 * The names of a few characters changed during design of the game: the original name of [[Globox]] was [[Globber]], the original name of [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] was Razorface, the original name of [[Polokus]] was Pollochus the Magician, the [[Teensie]]s were originally named the Smalbeings, and [[Robo-Pirate Army|the Robo-Pirates]] were originally employed by a ‘mysterious guild’, which had decided to create an intergalactic zoo or circus featuring creatures from Rayman's world; remnants of this storyline can be found in ''[[Rayman: The Animated Series]]''.

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